jihad
Losing My Jihadism - Mansour al-Nogaidan
I missed this the when it first ran in the Washington Post, but stumbled on it the other day when I was catching up on old emails from friends.
BURAIDAH, Saudi Arabia: Islam needs a Reformation. It needs someone with the courage of Martin Luther.
This is the belief I’ve arrived at after a long and painful [...]
How To Squeeze Jihadi Culture Out of Pakistan - Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr, a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, presented a view of how the US could “help” Pakistan wipe out its jihadi problem in the Christian Science Monitor. He is also the author if “The Shia Revival: How Conflicts with Islam Will Shape the [...]
And The Truth Shall Set You Free
After the events of the past week in Islamabad, I was shocked with the reports in the newspaper this morning that the military should not have taken action against the extremists inside Lal Masjid. Granted, the people that have come out against the action are the reason that the problem exists in Pakistan today. [...]
